Assessment of atopic eczema: Clinical scoring and noninvasive measurements

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 674-680

  Holm, E A ^a   Wulf, H C ^a   Thomassen, L ^b   Jemec, G B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LEO Pharma ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Clinical scores; Disease quantification; Noninvasive instruments

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WATER LOSS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WATER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EDEMA; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 34548573195     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08101.x     Document Type: Article

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